HB 1347 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
19Feb2014… 0440h
2014 SESSION
03/01
HOUSE BILL 1347
AN ACT establishing a house committee to study apportionment of state representative districts.
SPONSORS: Rep. Takesian, Hills 37
This bill establishes a house committee to study apportionment of state representative districts.
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Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]
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19Feb2014… 0440h
14-2585
03/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fourteen
AN ACT establishing a house committee to study apportionment of state representative districts.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 Committee Established. There is established a house committee to study apportionment of state representative districts.
2 Membership and Compensation.
I. The members of the committee shall be 6 members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
II. Members of the committee shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the committee.
3 Duties. The committee shall study the methods and conditions governing the apportionment of state representative districts. The committee shall propose such procedures and changes as may be required to assure compliance with New Hampshire constitutional requirements in future apportionment plans.
4 Chairperson; Quorum. The members of the study committee shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the committee shall be called by the first-named member. The first meeting of the committee shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Four members of the committee shall constitute a quorum.
5 Report. The committee shall report its findings and any recommendations for proposed legislation to the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library on or before November 1, 2014.
6 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.